Author Archives: Guthlac

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About Guthlac

An artist, historian and middle aged man who'se aim in life is to try and enjoy as much of it as he can

Another Milestone…

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Guthlac

Milestones and anniversaries seem to be coming thick and fast for me at the moment.   Yesterday I celebrated my first 10k images taken with my Sony A7 Mk2.   Not much of a milestone I guess but not bad going since … Continue reading →

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Along the watershed…

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Guthlac

For an unnoticed set of hill along the Leicestershire/Northants border they do have one claim to fame.  They represent the border between the River Severn, the Wash and the Humber.   This might seem a strange thing to claim as the … Continue reading →

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Lest we do forget…

Posted on November 11, 2018 by Guthlac

From a generation that never had to go to war – we salute the sacrifice of those who came before. It is just a shame that the President of the United States couldn’t do the same yesterday…I believe it was … Continue reading →

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Perhaps I am an Apple fan boy after all…

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Guthlac

There are times when we all have to face some hard truths.  Today was one of those days when I came face to face with my Apple purchases over the last ten years or rather the boxes they came in.  … Continue reading →

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Colourtastic

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Guthlac

Just going bonkers with the colour at the moment…well ’tis the season as someone never said.

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Teaching an old dog some new tricks…

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Guthlac

The other day I made a rather profound discovery…the reason why I am a much much better digital photographer than when I used film is that I have total control of the process.   In the chemical days I had to … Continue reading →

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I think this is the final cut…

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Guthlac

I suspect I am not alone when I hear a song I like I play it over and over until I stop liking it.   Then I come back to it after a few weeks and find new reasons to like … Continue reading →

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A bit of a slow burner…

Posted on November 3, 2018 by Guthlac

Taking my time with this one.  I wonder where it will take me?

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Let me take you down…

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Guthlac

You should always have your camera at the ready.   This afternoon as I was travelling westward on the A14 towards the setting sun I took a series of photographs from the car – I wasn’t driving if you were wondering.  … Continue reading →

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Answering my own question….

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Guthlac

Yesterday I asked the rhetorical question ‘Will the new Apple Pencil make me a better artist?‘.   The answer I came up with yesterday was that it wouldn’t and that skill, concentration and application was far more important.   Well I’ve had 24 … Continue reading →

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